The term anti social behaviour is used to refer to a wide range of activity, from quite minor but persistent nuisance to serious violence and other criminal behaviour. The definition we use is that a 'person has acted in an anti social manner, that is to say a manner that caused or was likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to one or more persons not of the same household as themselves.'

In October 2003, we introduced our first Housing Services Anti Social Behaviour Strategy to provide a framework of measures to help us tackle this growing problem using the range of powers that are available to landlords. Details of how well we performed against the targets included in this strategy can be found in our publication ' Tackling Anti Social Behaviour - How the Housing Service is responding to the challenge'.

Since this time, the role that social landlords can play in combatting anti social behaviour has become increasingly recognised in national strategies and policies. Additionally, there have been significant changes in legislation, including the Antisocial Behaviour Act 2003, the Housing Act 2004 and associated guidance. As a result, our Anti Social Behaviour Strategy was revised in 2006 and a dedicated Anti Social Behaviour newsletter is sent to all tenants each year that outlines our performance against this strategy. Regular detailed updates on our progress and performance in achieving the targets in our strategy are also published.

The priorities of our strategy are:

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To see the service you should expect to receive from us, please see our Service Standard for Anti Social Behaviour.

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